Custom is the only kind of work we do.
No templates, no themes, no off-the-shelf shortcuts dressed up as "rapid delivery." If you need a five-page brochure site, you'll be happier with someone else — and we'll happily refer you.
Est. 2011 · MaineOSC Web Design is a small, focused studio of full-stack engineers and designers. We've been building custom web platforms since 2011 — from a barn in Maine for clients in every corner of the country.
We started OSC Web Design in 2011 with a simple idea: small businesses and enterprise teams alike deserve software built around how they actually work — not how a platform thinks they should.
That idea hasn't changed. What has changed is what "the platform others wouldn't" looks like. In 2011 it was a custom CMS. Today it's a multi-region operations dashboard with an AI-augmented reporting layer and an idempotent integration into half a dozen third-party APIs.
The work has grown. The principles haven't. We still build from scratch. We still own what we ship. We still pick up the phone when something breaks.
We're selective about how we work. These are the principles that decide which engagements we take, how we build, and how we stay involved after launch.
No templates, no themes, no off-the-shelf shortcuts dressed up as "rapid delivery." If you need a five-page brochure site, you'll be happier with someone else — and we'll happily refer you.
The work happens before the work. We map the data, the integrations, and the real operational shape of the business before a single pixel moves. The output of Phase 1 is something you can take to your board.
If we built it, we operate it. Hosting, monitoring, incident response, ongoing development. The team that wrote the code is the team that picks up the phone when something needs attention.
We'll talk to your CEO about your business and to your CTO about your stack. Both conversations will be honest. We'll tell you what we'd do, what we wouldn't, and why — without the consulting-deck theater.
We stay deliberately small — the team that wins the work is the team that builds it. But after fifteen years, the work adds up.
We're Maine-based by choice. The pace, the people, the proximity to the coast and the woods. But our clients are everywhere.
We've shipped platforms for field-service businesses in the Pacific Northwest, e-commerce brands in the Southeast, finance teams in Manhattan, and heritage makers right here in our backyard.
Time zones aren't a problem if you actually run engagements professionally — defined deliverables, clear timelines, async-first communication, and the occasional in-person visit when it's worth the flight.
Most of our engagements fall into one of two shapes. We're happy to discuss others — but these are the patterns that produce the best work.
A fixed-scope, fixed-budget build of a brand-new platform — CRM, dashboard, internal app, customer portal. Typically 3-9 months end-to-end. Discovery, design, engineering, launch, then handoff or ongoing partnership.
Best when:you have a clear business problem, a real budget, and the appetite to build something that lasts.
We become your platform team. Monthly retainer covering ongoing development, managed hosting, monitoring, incident response, and roadmap planning. The work shifts month to month with the business.
Best when:you're running mission-critical software and need a team that knows it cold — not a freelancer pool you re-onboard every quarter.
Initial conversations are free, confidential, and have no obligation.